Cop fired ‘like at target practice’
THE lifelong friend of a teenager whose death at the hands of police sparked the 2010 Bain Town riot yesterday claimed the officer who killed him got down on one knee and shot him as if it was target practice.
There’s a buzz about as hailstorm hits Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama experienced a hailstorm due to severe weather conditions that developed yesterday afternoon.
Purge of the PLP continues, claims chairman Mitchell
A LOCAL government administrator, perceived to be a supporter of the Progressive Liberal Party, has been dismissed, according to party chairman Fred Mitchell.
2,442 cases of child abuse reported from 2015-2018
THERE were roughly 2,442 cases of reported child abuse from 2015 to 2018, according to Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell.
New equipment will help deliver critical care
THE public health system has become the first in the region to introduce the ZOLL X Series cardiac monitor and ZOLL Auto Pulse equipment, something officials have heralded as a red letter day in healthcare.
Coroner’s Court returns open verdict on police shooting
A CORONER’S Court jury was undecided on whether a police officer was justified in shooting and killing a 18-year-old man who tried to evade capture in a reported stolen vehicle.
Driver dies at scene of traffic accident
A MAN was killed in a traffic accident on the Grand Bahama highway in Freeport on Tuesday night.
Royal Caribbean International, ITM Group purchase Grand Lucayan
THE government signed a letter of intent Wednesday with Royal Caribbean International and the ITM Group for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort and redevelopment of the Freeport Harbour, signaling an impending turnaround for Grand Bahama’s beleaguered economy.
‘No PLP policemen, no FNM policemen’
FREE National Movement chairman Carl Culmer has branded Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis’ claims the government is “purging” the police force of Progressive Liberal Party supporters as reckless.
Negotiations with teachers to start ‘within a few days’
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said formal negotiations with the Bahamas Union of Teachers are expected to begin “in days” over a new industrial agreement for the union. The previous agreement expired last June.
Cooper: Disney deal leaves crumbs for the small man
EXUMA MP Chester Cooper said yesterday the country is being “chopped and sold for control” to the interests former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling “spent his life keeping at bay”.
PLP underwhelmed by PM's national address
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell criticised the prime minister’s national address, saying it provided no new information.
Hacking clampdown
REGULATIONS clamping down on the practice of air “hacking” are imminent, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday.
VIDEO: Hailstones rain down on Grand Bahama
The weather on Grand Bahama took a strange turn today as hailstones rained down.
KNIFED TO DEATH OUTSIDE SCHOOL: Juvenile held after boy, 15, fatally stabbed
A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.
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- Prime Minister Philip Davis predicts his party's return to government in the 2026 general election
- Police car on store premises
- Liquor being sold at a store
- New Providence ahead of the lockdown
- Video of Parliament disruption
- The disruption in Parliament
- Second video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Second video of Bimini BPL blaze
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
